"A difficult game, we knew how hard it would be here in Uruguay. Of course, we don't want it to happen so often, but we started with a 0-1, from the back, and we had the concentration, the calm to work with the ball and fight for a good result," the former Tottenham midfielder added.

"At the beginning of the match, as they [Uruguay] were working at home, we knew they would press us.

"We kept a bit more positioned, but I see that we had more ball possession than them throughout the 90 minutes. We managed to deal with it and fight for a good result.

"But I prefer to keep real about this, to keep working. And, when we're finally qualified, we will be able to celebrate."